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Exhibit CC 04-05-2016 Item No. 11 Proposed Fee Schedule FY 16-17 • /( • FY 16-17 Proposed Fee Schedule j� CUPERTINO Jaqui Guzman, Assistant to the City Manager Types of General Services Both "Global"and "Global" Specific Primary Benefit to an Community Benefit Group/Individual Individual/Group Benefit • Police • Recreation/ • Building Permits • Park Maintenance Community Services • Planning and Zoning • Neighborhood • Fire Suppression/ Approval Watch Prevention • Site Plan Review • Engineering Development Review • Facility Rentals 1 3 Findings - Development Fee-Related Annual Surplus/ Current Fee Division Revenue Cost Deficit Cost Recove Buildin• $2,224,555 $2,983,276 $(758,722) 75% • $527,765 $634,520 $(106,755) 83% Plannin• $517,406 $1,018,683 $(501,277) 51% This is the total revenue for fee related services and has been calculated utilizing workload and volume statistics provided by the Department and current fee information. This represents fee-related annual costs for providing services,including indirect overhead costs. The revenue for building is annualized based upon about 70",01 permit volume data that could be translated.30%of permit volume data was classified as general residential and commercial permits and could not be broken out into the appropriate fee categories. Findings - Recreation • Current FY 15 Direct+Indir Surplus/ Fee Cost De.artment Revenue ect Cost Deficit Recover Recreation& • Community Services $5,719,171 $13,748,454 $(8,029,283) 42% FY 14!!15 Actual Revenue received by the Recreation and Community Services Department. This represents FY 2014-15 expenditures in the Recreation and Community Services Department,including indirect overhead costs. 4 Comparison to Industry Standards 120% Current Cost Recovery vs.Typical Cost Recovery 100% 1 — 80% —M. 75% 83% 60% Iff typical Cost Recovery 40% 51% 42% 20% — 0% r Building Planning Public Works Parks&Rec Key Take-Aways Cupertino's development-related cost- recovery levels are low compared to what is typically seen • Cupertino is currently subsidizing development-related activities using General Fund tax dollars, contrary to Council directives ■ Without proper cost recovery, adequate resources are not in place to meet demands for services 5 Recommendations Fee increases are proposed at cost- recovery levels for most Building, Planning, Engineering, and General services. Some market-based increases in Recreation Restructuring of some fees in Building and Engineering Elimination of obsolete fees Recommendations - General Fees Where applicable, fees are proposed to fully recover the cost of service • state regulated fees, penalties, and services with community benefit Administrative fee increase from 10% to 15% PLEASE NOTE: 2 typos • Solicitor Permit Renewal is $62 • Taxi Driver Permit Renewal is $62 (down from $199) 6 Recommendations - Engineering Full cost-recovery with the exceptions: • State-regulated fees • Storm Drain fees (reviewed in 2012) are proposed to increase by the CPI (3.2%) • Fully subsidizing - Block Parties (a cost of $695 plus staff time) and Permit Parking Bi-Annual Passes ($8) 13 fees proposed for deletion with some restructured, others deemed obsolete Recommendations - Planning Full cost-recovery with subsidies for: • Minor Architectural and Site Approval • R-1 permits • Reasonable Accommodation • Tree Removal Permits • Appeals Housing mitigation fee increases are based on the Below Market Rate Housing Mitigation Procedural Manual approved by Council in 2015 7 Recommendations - Building Full cost Recovery Restructured based on construction material type Reduce Solar Multi-Family Residential/Commercial Permits by $200 Recommendations - Recreation Restructuring of current tiered facility use fees to simplify client categories Group Pro.osed Cate!ones Current Categories Group 1 Non-Profit Cupertino Nonprofit Non-Resident Non.rofit Group 2 Resident Residents Cu.ertino Business Group 3 Non-Resident Non-Resident Non-Resident Business Increases proposed for some picnic areas, swim passes, and green fees • Have not been increased in over 10 years. ,a New fees for Environmental Education Center 8 Proposed Cost Recovery Levels (estimate) Current/Proposed Cost Recovery vs.Typical Cost Recovery 120% _ Proposed 100% 95% Cost 100°a Recovery 80% 80% 75% 83% — Current 60% ----- - Cost Recovery 40% 51% 42% 45% —■ BuTypical Cost 20% _ _ Recovery 0% Building Planning Public Works Parks&Rec Next Steps • Comprehensive fee study every 7 years • Annual fee schedule adjusted based on • CPI for cost of materials • Changes in Cupertino's labor costs for staff time • Update time estimates every 2-3 years • Council to consider changes as part of the annual budget process 9 Community Outreach Notification — 2 legal ads 10 days before the meeting in the Cupertino Courier Meetings with nonprofit organizations: Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, and other high volume rental facility clients Chamber Legislative Action Committee presentation on April 1 , 2015 Questions? 10